The parole of S Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the assassination of
late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, came to an end on Sunday. This comes after
the Madras High Court rejected her plea seeking an extension of her leave.

Firoz Khan, SP's unit president of Sambhal district, on Saturday wore a sehra
and disguised himself as a "groom" to dodge the police on his way to Rampur.
He was on his way to meet senior party leader Azam Khan, against whom several
FIRs have been registered.

Pakistan has been known to foment trouble in parts of India, including in the
strife-torn region of Kashmir. However, if one wishes to witness the double
standards of Pakistan in recent times, a meeting with Pakistani Hindus, who
managed to escape from the clutches of life of ignominy and arrive in India,
can be enough. Several of these Hindus in Pakistan have been staying in
various parts of Rajasthan.

It looks like an apocalyptic wasteland or somewhat a movie set of sorts for a
post-disaster scene. The abandoned flats in the satellite cities of Noida and
Greater Noida are virtually giving various areas a look of a 'ghost city'.